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		bunga-bunga on Aug 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Modern action films fetishize the body even as the... > Which is more attractive, and by how much? What is the scale? No scale, yet we have plenty of beauty contests, so I'd start there for an answer. Humans are regularly compared to others. We have different tastes but, socially, "beauty" is intended as an average. Art studies could also point you in the direction of "objective beauty"

Karellen on Aug 5, 2023 [–]

> We have different tastes but, socially, "beauty" is intended as an average.

That sounds like a subjective comparison then, not an objective one.

Edit: If people were to judge beauty subjectively, rather than objectively (as you claim they do), how would that be different?

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